English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Manchester United WWWDD 2
–
Newcastle United LDWDL 1
St. James' Park · 51,636 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
58.9
Possession
41.1
14
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
249
494
Passes
344
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.1
65
Long Balls
52
40
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
14
25
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 13Steve HarperG
  2. 12Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-R
  4. 3José EnriqueLB
  5. 27Steven TaylorRB
  6. 20GeremiCM-L
  7. 17Alan SmithCM-R
  8. 18Jonás GutiérrezLM
  9. 16Ryan TaylorRM
  10. 9Obafemi MartinsF
  11. 24Peter LövenkrandsRCF

Substitutes

  1. 30David EdgarSUB
  2. 38Kazenga Lua LuaSUB
  3. 6Claudio CaçapaSUB
  4. 39Andy CarrollSUB
  5. 22Nicky ButtSUB
  6. 40Tim KrulSUB
  7. 23Shola AmeobiSUB

MAN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Edwin van der SarG
  2. 15Nemanja VidićCD-L
  3. 5Rio FerdinandCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 22John O'SheaRB
  6. 24Darren FletcherCM-L
  7. 16Michael CarrickCM-R
  8. 13Park Ji-SungLM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoRM
  10. 9Dimitar BerbatovCF-L
  11. 10Wayne RooneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Ben FosterSUB
  2. 18Paul ScholesSUB
  3. 23Jonny EvansSUB
  4. 8AndersonSUB
  5. 32Carlos TevezSUB
  6. 11Ryan GiggsSUB
  7. 46Richard EckersleySUB

Timeline

  1. 9'
  2. 20'
  3. 56'
  4. 77'
  5. 82'
  6. 90'

Premier League News

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